High School

The CIAC hammer throw and steeplechase events went on despite rain Tuesday at Willow Brook Park in New Britain. Katie Heacox of Housatonic won the girls hammer throw with a toss of 114 feet, 2 inches, the same distance she recorded in the qualifying round.

Also representing the Berkshire League was Gilbert's Megan Brewer, who finished fifth (94-0). Seymour's Samantha Hardiman (87-5) and St. Paul's Lauren Palmer (85-1) earned seventh and eighth, respectively, and Cheshire's Emily Gomes (84-3) rounded out the top 10 for the SCC.

The BL was back on top in the 2,000-meter steeplechase with first- and second-place finishes from Sabrina Olsen (7:24.48) and Cameron Chaplen (7:30.80), both of Thomaston, while third place went to Nonnewaug's Haley Wheeler (7:46.61). Brittany Ignace (7:52.11) of Seymour finished fifth.

On the boys side, Woodland's Mike Lang leads in the decathlon with 3,306 points after day one. Paced by a first-place finish in the 100-meter dash (11.45) and a second-place finish in the long jump (21-2.5), Lang also posted marks of 33-2.5 in the shot, 6 feet in the high jump, and a time of 52.35 in the 400-meter race.

The heptahlon and decathlon continue today, along with the boys hammer throw, 2,000-meter steeplechase and 3,000-meter steeplechase.

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